Knowles, Wisconsin

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Knowles, Wisconsin
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Knowles
Location within the state of Wisconsin
Coordinates: 43°34′22″N88°30′15″W / 43.57278°N 88.50417°W / 43.57278; -88.50417
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Wisconsin.svg  Wisconsin
County Dodge
Town Lomira
Elevation
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1,050 ft (320 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code Class Code U6
GNIS feature ID1567580

Knowles is an unincorporated community in Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States. The community is located where County Road AY diverges from County Road Y, in the town of Lomira. [2] The community was named for George P. Knowles, the secretary for the Fond du Lac, Amboy & Peoria Railroad in the 1870s. [3]

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References

  1. "Knowles, Wisconsin". Wisconsin Hometown Locator. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
  2. "Location of Knowles". Google Maps. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
  3. Callary, Edward (2016). Place Names of Wisconsin. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 142. ISBN   978-0-299-30964-0.